Crime & Safety
Bomb Threat Lifted At Texas Southern University
All classes remain canceled Wednesday after a threat was received on campus.
HOUSTON, TX -- Texas Southern University has issued an all clear notice after the entire campus was evacuated Wednesday afternoon due to a bomb threat. All evening classes remain cancelled while the University of Houston basketball game on campus this evening will be played as scheduled, Texas Southern tweeted at 4:36 p.m. The university will have normal operations Thursday.
The university was locked down for more than two hours Wednesday after a bomb threat against the university was received by the Houston Emergency Center over the phone at 1:40 p.m., Jodi Silva of the Houston Police Department told Patch. That threat was routed to the university's police department, Silva added.
Texas Southern can be found at 3100 Cleburne St.
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TSU Police Department has issued an “all clear” for the TSU campus. All evening classes remain cancelled. The University of Houston basketball game on campus for this evening will be played as schedule. TSU will have normal operations tomorrow, Thursday, Nov. 29. #TexasSouthern
— Texas Southern University (@TexasSouthern) November 28, 2018
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